Monday, June 12, 2017

Lost Boy

Everyone knows the classic fairy tale of Peter Pan and Captain hook, but this is a new story the correct story...

"There is one version of my story that everyone knows. And then there is the truth. This is how it happened. How I went from being Peter Pan’s first—and favorite—lost boy to his greatest enemy.
 
Peter brought me to his island because there were no rules and no grownups to make us mind. He brought boys from the Other Place to join in the fun, but Peter's idea of fun is sharper than a pirate’s sword. Because it’s never been all fun and games on the island. Our neighbors are pirates and monsters. Our toys are knife and stick and rock—the kinds of playthings that bite.

Peter promised we would all be young and happy forever.
 
Peter lies." (netgalley)

You will fall in love with this version of the story we all grew up loving, the hero we all wished would come and take us away to never neverland. Except this tale will make you run in the opposite direction never to look back. We follow Jamie as the tale is told from his perspective, and we learn how Pan goes to the other place to find boys and bring them back to his island. Once they get their all the promises of no rules and fun all the time, are quickly taken away. Pan has rules on his island they cannot ever leave, and must learn to fight, they cant kill the many eyed or the pirates unless they have too during a raid.

We eventually learn some very disturbing things about Pan, and quickly learn who Jamie turns out to be in the infamous fairy tale. A great summer read for any fan of Peter Pan story, but beware for this tale changes  your view on your favorite childhood hero.


The Fear

"Fear is all in the mind ...
But Mia’s nightmares become a reality when she and her troubled sister, Jamie, inherit their deceased uncle’s house and experience phenomena that extends way beyond a typical haunting. Only Mia’s infant daughter is aware of the sinister presence of a man that roams freely about the house, but it’s Jamie who has become the subject of the entity’s torment.
No one’s secrets stay buried for long, and the psychological abuse that the family are forced to endure soon turns physical, with the demon’s attachment to Jamie taking on a sexually violent nature. When the evil spreads beyond the boundaries of the house and wreaks chaos in the lives of those closest to Mia, she knows that she must uncover the house’s past, along with the identity of its ghostly inhabitant, in order to sever his hold on anyone who enters." (Netgalley)

Fear is a perfect title for this book because it will put fear into your mind and heart..

We follow Mia, her daughter Louisa, and Mia's sister Jamie throughout this story of horror. They recently had to put their mother into a care home for Alzheimer's disease, due to a incident at their original house. Once that happened they had to sell their home, and move into their recently passed Uncle's home where they could afford to live and take care of their mother. Except once they move in things begin to happen, strange things...

The first to experience this sinister feeling in the home is the youngest Louisa, who can see what she calls the "shadow man" and listens to him rant and rave about Mia, and Jamie. She begins to draw pictures and begins cursing at people in her life. (mind you she is very young only 5-6 years i believe). Mia works at a catering hall, where one day during a "halloween themed" party, Mia who already had a scare earlier in the day see's someone upstairs where no guests are allowed- as she follows this person upstairs she comes to a window to find her "mother" hanging from a tree- once someone else see's Mia running out of the building toward the tree- they chase her down and calm her down enough to see it is not her mother but an elderly woman who hung herself. 
Now why is this detail so important? We find out later but the scare Mia had earlier that sent her into crazy mode- well she was in the bathroom and see's this figure who appears to be her mother except she's dead and screaming at her "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" then as Mia tries to escape the horrid image she slips and is forced into the tub which is now filled with blood water and her mother's ghost is trying to drown her...

Sounds insane right? Well this book gives you chilling detail one after another, and the imagery it puts inside your head will have you running for the hills!
A must read for any fan of Horror!! 

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Condition- Book One

What if a single pill could cure any alignment you suffer from? Big deal some side effects, right? If it means you don't ever have to suffer from dementia, alzheimer's, or even change a murderer into a perfect citizen? Would you join in the movement and take it?

The book begins with Dan in a plane crash, he is describing what is happening around him- the rescue crew is there but the plane is burning and the flames are about to reach him, he realizes the plane is on his side because he can see grass, wild flowers and a single bubble bee. The flames are now taking over him, and he is watching the flames take away the skin on his right arm, down to the point he doesn't even feel the pain anymore; meanwhile the flames are hitting the rest of his body as well....

Next thing Dan knows he is waking up  in the hospital, 6 months later. He is covered in 100% burns, and has lost a significant amount of weight and muscle mass. Dan is alarmed to see his body at first, but then looks over and see's  his wife and his friend Tony there with him. They are comforting him until he doctor comes in and asks a series of questions that will be asked throughout the book- what year is it? Who is the prime Minster? What is your Name? Who won the world cup? And what happened in the aircraft crash?
As from the questions you can figure out it is based in England- though the language is not difficult and very easy for American readers to understand.

Dan is able to answer every question except what happened in the aircraft crash.... Why is that? Dan begins to question everything around him, the doctors and nurses have singled out a single medication  ( the red pill ) but why only that one? And why does he have the choice not to take it?
Paranoia and Hallucinations are beginning, he is starting to see his brother Brian- trying to help him piece back together everything that has happened.

The twist and turns this book will put you through is crazy, i never screamed OMG so many times during a book before, and continued to run upstairs and tell my family about the book because it was insane! I enjoy most of the books i read but this one leaves you with something, a summer series your going to want to read!







Thursday, June 1, 2017

Lucian's Delight

"For years Delight Deveraux suffered from a recurring nightmare of being savagely attacked and assaulted, until the night a mysterious stranger appears in her dream to rescue her. When the same scene plays itself out in real life just days later, with the same mesmerizing dream man coming to her rescue, Delight suddenly finds herself swirling in a haze of passion and confusion, between what’s real and what’s not. But Lucian Dalakis is real, and he intends not just to save her but to bind her to himself for all time.
Lucian is a creature of the dark and must endure the same curse as all Dalakis men: they love only once in their lives, and may search for all eternity without ever finding their mate. When Delight shows up unexpectedly in Lucian’s life, he knows immediately that he has found his one true love. But her life is still in danger from the same vicious attackers, and he will do everything in his power to protect her, even as he uses every one of his seductive powers to keep her close.
As Delight surrenders to the searing passion that erupts every time they’re together, she’s also torn by the fearful prospect of giving herself fully to a vampire—even as Lucian secretly knows that the one woman who could complete him and be his for all time also has the power to destroy him . . ." (netgalley)


This book captures you the moment you begin reading.. While it is the second book in the series i didn't have to read the first book to understand this book. It is very easy to understand what is going on from the very beginning and can be read as a standalone book. While once you begin reading and get to the end you will want to continue reading to see what happens!
I found myself hoping that Delight and Lucian get their happy ending even though i know its a Vampire/Human story (LOL)... You fall in love with all the characters in this story and you find yourself feeling every emotion they are feeling..
This book had it all erotica, romance, murder, lust, greed, and much more! This is sure not to disappoint anyone who is a fan of Vampires, and romance.. Not your typical Vampire story which i loved because after a while they are all the same but this book gave a great twist on the classic stories we all love to dream about ;) 
Enjoy!! 







Best Friends Forever

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